Dyson has introduced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first look, its new PencilVac appears like a brush moderately than a vacuum as a result of the battery, motor, and electronics are all built-in into a skinny deal with that’s simply 38mm in diameter — the identical thickness as Dyson’s Supersonic r hair dryer. It weighs in at just below 4 kilos and is powered by the corporate’s smallest and quickest vacuum motor but.
The PencilVac is designed to be a substitute for the slim Dyson Omni-glide, which launched in 2021 with a cleansing head that used two spinning brushes so it may suck up mud and grime in a number of instructions. The brand new PencilVac will not be solely slimmer and lighter than the Omni-glide, it makes use of 4 spinning brush bars that Dyson calls Fluffycones.
Because the identify implies, the Fluffycones every characteristic a conical design that causes lengthy hairs to slip right down to the slim finish of every brush and fall off to allow them to be sucked up as a substitute of getting tousled across the brushes. The Fluffycones barely protrude on the sides for higher edge cleansing, and are paired with inexperienced LED lights (as a substitute of the lasers that Dyson’s different vacuums use) that illuminate mud and particles so you’ll be able to see when flooring have been correctly cleaned.
Different improvements Dyson is introducing with the PencilVac embrace a motor that’s simply 28mm in diameter however spins at 140,000RPM to generate 55AW of suction, and a brand new two-stage mud filtration system that forestalls clogging and efficiency loss because the vac fills up. Given its measurement, the PencilVac has a smaller mud bin than Dyson’s different cleaners, however makes use of a brand new design that compresses mud because it’s faraway from the airflow to assist maximize how a lot grime the bin can maintain.
The PencilVac magnetically connects to a flooring dock for charging and storage, and includes a small LCD display that reveals the cleansing mode and an estimate of how lengthy earlier than the battery dies. It’s additionally Dyson’s first vacuum to connect with the MyDyson cell app, which provides entry to extra settings, alerts for when the filter must be cleaned, and step-by-step upkeep directions.
The vacuum’s slim design does include some trade-offs when in comparison with the corporate’s bigger fashions. Its cleansing head is designed to be used on exhausting flooring, not carpeting, and whereas it may be swapped with alternate attachments like a furnishings and crevice instrument, it doesn’t convert to a shorter handheld vac. Runtime can be restricted to only half-hour of cleansing at its lowest energy setting, however its battery is swappable and Dyson will promote extra ones to increase how lengthy you’ll be able to clear.
Dyson hasn’t revealed pricing particulars but, and whereas the PencilVac will launch in Japan later this yr, it gained’t be accessible within the US till 2026.
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